In addition, head coach Dave Deiros earned his 599th and 600th win in his 16th season as head coach for the Eagles.
In game one, Deiros sent junior Riley Randolph to pitch against junior Tori Perkins.
Not a surprise to many, the Eagles scored the first run. After the first two outs, junior Racquel Fournet would draw a walk, opening up a door for the Eagles to score. Junior Brooke Clemens would also follow with a walk before senior Ashley Swiderski reached first on a fielding error while Fournet took advantage of the error and scored the first run.
At the top of the fifth, Randolph got herself in a small fix after giving up a lead-off triple to freshman Lizzie Shubert, but it did not seem to phase the St. Pete native as she struck out freshman Devin Lewis and got senior Maggie Fritts and sophomore Blake Crews to groundout to end the top half of the inning.
The Eagles would then add an insurance run to the lead. After a lead-off triple from Fournet, Clemens would bring in Fournet on a sacrifice fly for the second run.
At the top of the seventh, Randolph had no problem. Despite giving up a one-out single, Randolph struck out two batters before and after the single before Fritts fouled out to end the game.
Randolph would earn her 11th win after throwing a four hit shutout while striking out eight batters and giving up no walks. This was Randolph's ninth game where she threw no walks as a starter.
Perkins would earn her sixth loss after throwing six innings, giving up two runs on six hits while walking two and striking out two.
Fournet was one of two Eagles that went perfect as she went 2-for-2 with two triples and two runs scored. Fournet was the only Eagle with a multi-hit game.
Clemens, sophomore Kate Kelly, senior Brittany McGuire, and freshman Haley Morrell also had one hit each.
In game two, Derios sent sophomore Morgan White to pitch against Stetson's freshman Jamie Tino.
In the first inning, the Hatters struck first. After giving up a lead-off single to freshman Kasey Fava, who then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error, White would then walk junior Ashly Smith before both Fava and Smith attempting a successful double-steal with Fava scoring the first run. After White got sophomore Molly McLaughlin to popout, the Hatters would add another run on an RBI double from Shubert to make it 2-0, Stetson.
After giving up a walk to Lewis, Derios would send freshman Marissa Mesiemore to come in relief for White. Lewis would then advance to third on a wild pitch before junior Talli Sharp came in to pinch run. After Mesimore walked Fritts, Crews would hit a two-RBI single to make it 4-0 for the Hatters. Sophomore Linda Ross would then drive in Fritts for the fifth run on an RBI single before Fava grounded out to end the Eagles' bleeding.
The Eagles would then attempt to make a comeback. After one-out singles from senior Kelsey Huff and Fournet, Clemens would hit a double to left driving in Huff for the first run. Swiderski would follow with a bloop single to center bringing in Fournet for the second Eagles run.
After the Hatters failed to score in the second inning, the Eagles would soon find the strength they needed to gain the lead. Beginning with a lead-off double from Morrell, who then advanced to third on a wild pitch, Huff would bring in Morrell with an RBI single to right. With Huff on first, Fournet would have her time to shine again as the Windermere native clocked a two-run homer to center to tie the game at 5-5. It was Fournet's fourth home run of the season. The Hatters would make a pitching change as Perkins, who started the previous game, came in. Clemens would then hit a single before freshman Ahnie Jumper came in to pinch run. After Swiderski and McGuire reached base on back-to-back Hatter fielding errors, senior Lulu Newmark would clear the bases with a three-run triple to right, giving the Eagles an 8-5 lead.
The Eagles would add one more run in the fourth inning. After back-to-back singles from Clemens and Swiderski, McGuire would lay a sacrifice bunt to move the runners. After a passed ball occurred, Clemens would score the ninth Eagles run and the win.
"Just a great day for Riley Randolph for her to come in and pitch almost 12 innings of shutout ball, she did a fantastic job," said Deiros. "Racquel had an unbelievable day at the plate just swinging and I'm really proud of the kids and the way they were able to deal from coming back in that deficit in game two. Being down 5-0 looks like an unbelievable hole to get out of, but our kids scrapped and they made some immediate impacts. Once we got the lead it was time to go ahead and lock the door so we'll be ready to come out tomorrow and see if we can take all three."
Mesiemore would earn her ninth win of the season after throwing 2.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits while walking one batter.
White had a no-decision after throw one third of an inning.
Randolph threw 4.1 scoreless innings while striking out five batters.
Tino would be credited with her fifth loss of the season after 1.1 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits.
Four Eagles had two or more hits in the game: Huff was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI, Fournet was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, Clemens was 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI, and Swiderski was 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Kelly, Newmark, and Morrell had one hit each. Newmark had three RBIs.
Up next, the Eagles attempt to go for the sweep as they face Stetson on Sunday at 1 P.M.
I was also thankful to get a photo with head coach Derios after the games.
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